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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has challenged the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, to mention any of the things ...

- “You cannot allow one sector of the economy to hold you by the jugular and then blackmail you to go and borrow N1.2 trillion for overheads when our total income would be about N6.1 trillion. The government has not released one kobo to any university since the strike started, but you are giving N1.14 billion worth of vehicles to government officials in the Niger Republic. We challenge him to tell the Nigerian people what the government has done concerning the seven demands that were listed. How much has been released for the payment of the earned academic allowances? How much has been released for the revitalisation fund for universities? We are in a country where someone who has risen in the legal profession can come out to completely misinform the public.

The National Association of Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria has advised the Federal Government to convey a tripartite meeting of parents, ...

I am not aware of it and in all honesty, that is the truth.” Have the issues that do not have to do with money been resolved? You may however wish to contact the labour ministry for further information”. The tests have been concluded three weeks. “We have been begging ASUU, we are not begging them again. FG has been meeting with ASUU they know what ASUU wants; we also know what ASUU wants through what we read.

However, Nigerians are now backing the FG in implementing the Integrated Personnel and Payroll System (IPPIS). Concerned by the long hold in academic activities ...

- @FinPlanKaluAja1 said, “The issue of IPPIS should be non-negotiable. - @adagba01 said, “The system may not be perfect, but IPPIS is the thing they got right. The system may not be perfect but IPPIS is thing they got right. Whatever other issue ASUU is striking for could be valid but not this. ASUU should accept the payment system the government is proposing.” Whatever other issue ASUU is striking for could be valid but not this.

NANS is set for fresh engagement with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige and Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu.

So as it is now we are expecting that the convention is not going to exceed this August. But we intend to meet the Minister of Labour and Minister of Education this week,” he said. The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), is set for fresh engagement with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige and Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, over alleged reports that the Federal Goverment has no money to meet the demands of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

NANS Vice President (Special Duties), Comrade Odiahi Thomas Ikhine, who addressed news conference on Monday in Abuja, said students across the country were ...

So as it is now we are expecting that the convention is not going to exceed this August. “Obviously, we cannot do otherwise because of the volatile nature of the country occasioned by insecurity. Hear him:”On the issue of ASUU strike, we as an organisation have been doing our best, we have been able to pressure the government over time and ASUU and just recently the NLC called for a protest and we joined them and as it is we are not relenting.

“Part of the pressure was the nationwide protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) held in solidarity with the Nigerian students. We fully participated in ...

However, we have toned down our street agitations because of the volatile state of insecurity in Nigeria. Aside that, we are doing our best to pressure the government to see the reason why they should fasten discussions that would herald an end to the strike. The last time we met with the officials, they gave us assurance that they would resolve the matter in a few weeks, but long after that, the issue was yet to be resolved.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has faulted the recent semester examinations conducted by the management of Kaduna State University.

ASUU, while reacting to the conduct of the examination, asked KASU management to cancel all conducted examinations until the national body call off the strike The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has faulted the recent semester examinations conducted by the management of Kaduna State University. Management of Kaduna State University had a few weeks ago, conducted semester examinations for their students, asking lecturers to resume.

The Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU, says it will petition the Nigerian Universities Comission, NUC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices ...

He described KASU as one of the universities that could rightly be called TETFund University, noting that virtually all buildings in the university were constructed through TETFund interventions. all academic staff that went on strike in the branch as he usually does on similar matters,” he said. He said in order to maintain and raspect the sacred system of evaluation in the university system, all written examinations in KASU amidst the strike should be discarded.

The National Association of Nigerian Students is set to engage the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, and Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, ...

We have been able to pressure the government and just recently the NLC called for a protest and we joined them. Ikhine said the leadership of the Association would meet with Adamu and Ngige to know exactly what was happening after President Buhari gave a directive that the strike be resolved within two weeks and government officials were coming out to say that there was no money to meet the demands of the union. The National Association of Nigerian Students is set to engage the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, and Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, over alleged reports that the Federal Government has no money to meet the demands of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities.

Emmanuel Osodeke, president of ASUU, says he felt disappointed over the comment made by Festus Keyamo on the union's ongoing strike.

That is the comical thing I saw when he was speaking and for me, why I felt so disappointed is this is someone, before he joined this partisan politics, he was one of those on the streets.” “Are we proud of this system? It is not about our welfare; it is about this system.